How we judge research outputs when making funding decisions | Wellcome

"Robert Kiley, Head of Open Research, and Jim Smith, Director of Science, discuss the steps Wellcome is taking to fulfil the principles of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).

When we published our open access policy over a decade ago, we made it clear that what counts when we make funding decisions is the intrinsic merit of the work and not the journal or publisher. Despite significant progress in making our research open access, we know many researchers remain unconvinced that it’s the work that counts and not where it’s published. We’re worried about this and so we’re continuing our efforts to promote best practice in research assessment...."